Three file for City Council seats

By HOMER MARQUEZ Herald News Editor

Published 12:47 pm, Tuesday, February 4, 2014

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They’ve banded together under the name Coalition of Change, and now three different business owners are throwing their hats into the political ring as candidates Teresa King, Larry Williams and Norma Juarez are the first to file for the upcoming City Council elections for Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4.

“For the past year, I’ve dedicated the majority of my time to be proactive in Plainview’s future. Having an opportunity to be on the City Council will further my commitment to build a better Plainview,” said King, who will be running for the District 4 seat held by council member V.O. Ortega, who was elected into office in 2010. “People need to get involved in the direction of the city, and they need to have a voice.”

Currently, Ortega has not filed for the scheduled May 10 election.

Going after a seat that will soon be vacant, Larry Williams has filed for the District 2 City Council seat held by Cathy Waggoner.

Waggoner, who was first elected in May 2006, will complete her allowed eight-year term after being re-elected in 2010 and will not be eligible for another term.

“I think the main thing that made me want to get involved is I want to give the citizens their voice and represent them on the City Council,” Williams said. “The citizens have to get involved with the city again. This is a good little town, and I don’t think the citizens are being represented equally.”

Feeling almost the same way, the third candidate is Cefco convenience store manager Norma Juarez, who is running for the District 3 seat currently being held by council member David Garcia.

“I’ve attend several council meetings, and I feel nothing is really being done,” Juarez said. “We need a big change in this community, and we need more people to be involved. I don’t want this town to die and be forgotten about.”

Garcia, whose district spans from 24th Street to Ninth Street and from Quincy to El Paso, has not yet filed for the May election.

Garcia was elected in 2010 and is serving a four-year term.

Williams will be running for the district that runs from Ninth Street to the northern city limits, and from Quincy to the eastern city limits along U.S. Highway 70.

Ortega’s district spans from Westridge Drive to the north side of Kokomo and from 11th Street to the northern city limits.